Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter 9 Mar 2021, 17:43 Updated: 9 Mar 2021, 21:10 THE Hubble space telescope has been taken offline with all observations halted until further notice. The Nasa team behind the $1.5billion contraption said that it was placed into "safe mode" at 4pm ET (9pm GMT) on Sunday due to a software bug. 2 Nasa says it has taken the Hubble space telescope offlineCredit: Handout - Getty The telescope, which orbits about 547 kilometers (340 miles) above Earth, is not in danger of shutting down permanently, according to the official Hubble Twitter account. "All science systems appear normal and Hubble is safe and stable," the account tweeted on Monday.