Has NASA found water on Mars?

NASA is set to release details of a major scientific finding on Monday and speculation points towards signs of flowing water on Mars.

So far, the American space agency hasn’t revealed any other details other than the finding is related to its ongoing exploration of Mars.

"NASA to Announce Mars Mystery Solved," the space agency's statement read.

NASA has also revealed who will be attending the briefing, leading to speculation as to what the announcement might be.

Along with Jim Green, NASA’s director of planetary science and Michael Meyer, lead scientist for the Mars Exploration Program, Lujendra Ojha of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta will also be attending.

Ojha is a PhD student who, as an undergraduate, discovered evidence of potential flows of salt water on Mars.

As Inverse.com suggests, his presence at Monday’s event suggests that there could be further news on this - and if there’s water on Mars, that means there’s the potential for life on the red planet.

It is the second time this year NASA has teased the world before dropping a major announcement.

Earlier in the year it revealed it has discovered a new planet more than 1000 light years from Earth which could be capable of supporting life. NASA even suggested that mankind may one day be able to travel there.

This year has also seen a probe return the first close up images of Pluto on the edge of the Solar system.