Sotheby's will auction a moon dust-stained Apollo 11 lunar sample return bag, which the firm estimates will sell for $2 to $4 million, on Thursday, July 20, 2017 in New York.(Image credit: Sotheby's) ...

Queen's catalog has been acquired by Sony Music for over $1 billion, according to reports. The billion-dollar acquisition appears to be the most expensive music catalog sale in history.

But 70 percent of the sample will be kept for future analysis. This is similar to the 60 percent that was stored from Hayabusa-2 when it returned with samples of asteroid Ryugu in 2020.

Both companies are suing Monster for sampling five of the Beastie’s songs — including its 1994 megahit “Sabotage” — without their consent for a 2012 promotional video pushing the company ...