Exploding whales, water on Mars and the MyDoom virus

It really is a mixed bag this week, Spirit's twin probe Opportunity touches down on Mars and instantly goes to work proving that there was once water on the red planet. 

In Taiwan a massive explosion rips through the city centre of Tainan, but it's not what you think. A dead whale being transported through the city becomes so bloated with rotten gas in the heat that it bursts, leaving everyone in the vicinity covered in stinky blood, guts and blubber! 

In sport the ladies are sweltering at the Australian Open. Justine Henin beats Kim Clijsters 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to win her only Australian title.

In tech news the MyDoom worm becomes the most destructive worm in history when it starts infecting computers across North America and eventually the globe, causing around $38 billion in damages.

Du Hast Mein Herz Gerbrochen is dominating the German charts this week, and we have the usual music news.

In entertainment Ashton Kutcher gets his emo time travel on with the Butterfly Effect and the Golden Globes see's Charlize Theron win a best actor award for her role playing serial killer Aileen Wournos in the film Monster. 

Plus books we didn't read makes a triumphant return when we break down Pete Rose's, My Prison Without Bars.

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