Last week NASA sent out a cryptic press release about solving a "major" mystery on Mars. Beyond that the space agency provided little information — until an announcement Monday morning.

So what is the "Mars mystery" NASA has solved? Flowing water on the red planet.

This is indeed a major discovery. Where there's water, there may be life. But in this case I wouldn't hold your breath.

NASA hyping this finding is a bit like throwing a party over a patch of wet sand in a desert when — right around the celestial corner — at least two vast, habitable oceans remain unexplored.

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