A tiny sample of dust collected by Neil Armstrong will go up for auction tomorrow. And thanks to an unusual series of events, this will be the first time moon dust verified by NASA has been sold legally. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains. 

Read Rebecca’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/23003221/nasa-apollo-11-auction-moon-dust

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