When you hear about a new apple product dropping, your mind probably jumps to the latest technological advancement, but in December of 2019, grocery stores were hit with a literal apple release that soon had the culinary world abuzz. Horticulturalists from Washington State University unveiled a new variety of apple named WA 38, better known to the common consumer as Cosmic Crisp. It was an instant hit according to the Yakima Herald-Republic, garnering rave reviews that praised every aspect of the fruit from its bright crimson skin to its texture, which is as out-of-this-world crisp as its moniker suggests.