Spacewalking astronauts completed repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope, leaving it more powerful than ever and able to peer even deeper into the cosmos - almost to the brink of creation.

Spacewalkers’ hi-tech tools proved ineffective when it came to dislodging a bolt interfering with repairs at the Hubble Telescope.

FOR the second straight day, astronauts stepped out on a space walk yesterday to bring a scientific instrument back from the dead on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Spacewalking astronauts gave the Hubble Space Telescope a more commanding view of the cosmos by installing a new hi-tech instrument, then pulled off their toughest job yet: fixing a broken camera.

A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside today to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the debris-ridden orbit.

Nasa’s astronauts are preparing for a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope – with a standby shuttle being readied for what could be a hazardous trip.

The Hubble Space Telescope will eventually become useless, as Nasa switches the focus to President George Bush's plans to send humans to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Nasa is cancelling all space shuttle servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, a decision that, in effect, will cause the powerful observatory to slowly degrade and eventually become useless, officials said tonight.