The name comes from decades-old space lore about alleged secret Soviet missions that supposedly ended in disaster and were never officially acknowledged, a story that has circulated in books, documentaries and online forums for years. On social media it was picked up as shorthand for isolation, abandoned technology and the cold emptiness of space, and short, static-filled clips using the label began appearing in horror and mystery edits. Its lasting appeal is that mystery itself: listeners fill the gaps in the transmission with their own worst imaginings.