The rock has been recovered - and presumably determined to be the real deal. Moon rocks are considered national treasures that cannot be sold.

This time around, the moon rocks are expected to go for anywhere from $700,000 to $1 million. Legally, any moon rocks obtained by NASA can’t be privately owned.

Apollo astronauts brought back more than half the lunar material known to be on Earth, with meteorites the other major source of moon rocks and dust.

The rock, called Dar al Gani 1058, is the largest piece of the moon ever to be auctioned, according to Heritage Auctions, which is handling the sale.

The sting operation marked the end of a decades-long journey for the moon rock, in which its ownership has changed from the hands of astronauts to presidents, from revolutionaries to collectors.

Three tiny Moon rocks brought back from space by the unmanned Soviet Luna-16 mission were sold for $855,000 at auction on Thursday.

Moon rocks collected by NASA are illegal, but three pebbles collected by the Soviet Union just sold at auction.

Want to own a little piece of heaven? It's yours, starting at $19.99 an acre--on the moon. If you prefer, you can buy property on Venus--or Mercury. Mercury is nice this time of year.If that's ...

Anyone who wants to see and hear about a rare collection of moon rocks can do so Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Members of the local McCarthy Observatory have been loaned a small number of moon rocks ...

They’re more like moon grains than moon rocks. But at least they’re present and accounted for. And after decades of being exhibited without the miniature New Jersey State flag that was on the ...

NWA 12691, one of the largest known Moon rocks of all at a hefty 13.5kg/29.7 pounds, went on sale this week at London auction house Christie’s for £2 million/$2.5 million. Why so expensive?