Bonhams on Monday (March 28) announced that its upcoming Space History sale includes "the first lunar sample collected by humanity."The lot offers five scanning electron microscope (SEM) aluminum ...

The earth’s crust is lined with its most dense metal, aluminum, but its origin is in conflict with its prevalence. What was once more valuable than gold today forms the basis of aerospace, defense, ...

Now, the sample is returning to auction once again on April 13, where it anchors the “Space History Featuring the First Lunar Sample” sale and carries an estimate of $800,000 to $1.2 million.

A small fraction of the very first sample of dust collected on the moon by the Apollo 11 crew just sold at auction, piquing the interest of astronomers and space lawyers alike. NASA By Maya Wei-Haas ...

Five scanning electron microscope aluminum sample stubs, four of which are said to be topped by particles from the first lunar sample that Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong gathered shortly after ...

Aluminum sample containers, also known as ’cryogenic freezers’ differ as they are developed specifically with sample storage in mind. Samples are confined in racks and suspended in liquid ...