SPACE Shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven has returned to Earth, ending their exalted Hubble Space Telescope repair mission in California after stormy weather prevented a return to NASA’s Florida base.

Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts landed safely in California today, ending a successful 13-day mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope.

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.

A judge is to rule on a request by an ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith to order the former Playboy Playmate and her baby daughter to come to California to paternity test the child.