Christie's Auctions announced the sale of NWA 12691, the fifth-largest known piece of lunar rock, for $2.5 million (Credit: www.christies.com)

Christie's is well-known for selling expensive, one-of-a-kind items. However, its latest offering is literally "out of this world." On April 30, 2020, the British auction house announced that the fifth-largest chunk of the Moon — a 29-pound (13.5-kilogram) rock dubbed NWA 12691 — was being offered for private sale for a "reasonable' $2.5 million!