THE PASSAGE OF THE COMET-PLANET: The Cataclysmic and Final Prediction of Carlos Muñoz Ferrada
From his observatory in Villa Alemana, the controversial and late scientist issued various predictions, one of which resurfaces in these times due to Climate Change.
Carlos Muñoz Ferrada's childhood in Colbún, Chile, during the early 20th century was marked by countless nights observing the infinite sky, hinting early on that he was ahead of his time. Born into a family of farmers, his birth was registered by his parents, Félix and Lastenia, on January 10, 1909, in Yerbas Buenas, Maule Region. By age seven, he traversed fields and hills to attend school in Linares, frequently interrupting classes with questions about the universe, the sun, and climate changes. Though mocked and occasionally expelled, he remained undeterred in his quest to observe planetary and cosmic phenomena.
His father enrolled him in the Chilean Nautical School of Pilotines, from which he graduated in 1929 as a third-class pilot. He served for many years in the former State Maritime Company (Empremar), retiring in 1956 as the first pilot of the National Merchant Marine. During his global voyages, he pursued self-taught studies of celestial bodies, climatic changes, and volcanic and tectonic forces. He later became a professor of Astronomy and Meteorology in the Navy and taught Aeronavigation. Subsequently, he joined Lan Chile as a meteorological technician, eventually becoming the company's Chief of Meteorology. He also studied Engineering and Experimental Physics at the University of Chile, conducted studies at the Astronomical Society of Paris, and became a member of the Astronomical Societies of Dijon and Milan.
In 1936, alongside Archbishop Santiago Silva, he established the Concepción Observatory. Just two years later, on January 19, 1939, at the age of 30, he predicted in the newspaper "El Sur" that a major earthquake would strike the country on January 24. Few heeded his warning, but the devastating Chillán earthquake occurred—with a four-hour discrepancy—devastating five provinces and claiming 40,000 lives, marking the deadliest earthquake in Chile's history.
Recognized for his scientific and investigative prowess, between 1940 and 1948, he was contracted as a Research Astronomer by the governments of Panama, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. In El Salvador, besides conducting seismic research, he met María Dolores Rivera, whom he married and with whom he had four children, three of whom survive him.
In 1948, he settled in a central house on Díaz Street in Villa Alemana, where he built his laboratory equipped with second-hand seismology instruments and self-made meteorological devices. From this "operations center," he conducted research, meteorological reports, earthquake predictions, and volcano studies for over half a century, laying the foundation for his globally recognized "Geodynamic Theory."
The Geodynamic Theory: Followers and Detractors
Carlos Muñoz Ferrada developed many of his forecasts based on his "Geodynamic Theory," emphasizing the influence of external gravitational and electromagnetic factors from celestial bodies. This approach garnered both admiration and criticism from the scientific community.
His daughter, Lucía, a Geography graduate from PUCV, explained: "His thinking focused on studying the positions of planets as gravitational agents and our sun as a source of gravitational and electromagnetic disturbances, particularly solar spots during solar maxima. He saw these disturbances as functional relationships capable of causing tectonic alterations."
When asked about the national scientific community's indifference to her father's studies, Lucía remarked: "No one is a prophet in their own land. My father is no exception. It's easy to speak ill of someone who can no longer defend themselves. I wonder: What legacy will these so-called 'champions' of truth and knowledge leave behind once they're gone? Abroad, my father was always respected and welcomed, recognized for his contributions to scientific knowledge. Even if he hasn't been vindicated in his homeland, he is a renowned figure internationally, much to the chagrin of some scientific representatives."
His Final Prediction: The Approach of a "Comet-Planet"
One of Muñoz Ferrada's most intriguing predictions, gaining renewed interest in recent decades, concerns a massive Comet-Planet he studied since the 1940s. This prediction became widely known after a final interview aired on Puerto Rico's Channel 4 in 1999. He spoke of a colossal celestial body approaching the solar system, poised to cause cataclysmic changes to humanity, now associated with current Climate Change concerns.
"The change is coming, destruction is coming, and above all, it will affect humanity's existence, production, and subsistence," Ferrada stated in the interview. He described this celestial body as having an elliptical orbit like a comet and a mass six times greater than Jupiter. Approaching Earth laden with cosmic energy, it defies established celestial laws, traveling between our Sun and a "Black Sun" located 32 billion kilometers away.
He added that it would enter our Solar System, coming as close as 14 million kilometers to Earth—sufficient to exert a catastrophic attraction on the Earth's incandescent liquid minerals, causing immense internal pressures and triggering volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. He identified a "catastrophic triangle" encompassing Chile, Spain, and Sumatra, which would ultimately lead to widespread change and destruction.
Throughout his extensive career, Muñoz Ferrada predicted climate changes, volcanic eruptions, a deluge in India, and the approach of a large celestial body "Bernard I" on August 11, 1999, in the Ursa Major constellation near the North Pole—a date coinciding with a solar eclipse. He forecasted the Chillán earthquake (1939), the La Ligua earthquake (1945), and, with minimal error, the 1985 earthquake in central Chile, during which his house notably collapsed. He also detected the trajectory and disturbances of Halley's Comet, noting alterations in its speed, among other natural events.
Source: “El Observador” (Chilean newspaper). Published on February 12, 2025.
Note on the image below: Muñoz Ferrada created this sketch in 1973, calculating the mass, velocities, orbital times, and trajectory of the gigantic Comet-Planet, which he claimed would exert a catastrophic attraction on Earth.
