Azerbaijan National Academy of Science

A new apple product (a real fruit) called “Cosmic Crisp,” which took over 20 years of expensive development and boasts an ultra-long shelf life—up to a year when kept in the fridge—hit the market in the U.S. on Sunday, selling for $1.99 a pound at a supermarket in Washington State.

The new variety is a cross-breed of Honeycrisp and Enterprise, intended to combine the juicy texture and the late-ripening characteristics of both breeds. Research began in 1997 by a team of scientists at Washington State University, and the first Cosmic Crisp apple tree was planted in 2017.

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