Reasons for space gerontology: The impact of the motion of the Earth and Moon on the human environmental indicators

Abstract

Research results obtained at the junction of geophysics, astronomy, and biology that pointing to the existing association between indicators of living objects and cosmophysical factors may be of specific interest for future gerontological research. This paper presents data on basic astronomical factors potentially capable on a regular basis of causing changes in gravitational effects on the biosphere as a human habitat. Among these factors are the motion of the Earth and Moon as described by equations known in astronomy (equation of equinoxes, equation of time), as well as major perturbations from the Sun (evection, variation, and annual inequality) inferred from the theory of lunar motion. Based on the amount of major perturbations from the Sun, the so-called λ_D-functions, it was possible to study associations of fluctuations of the so-called computer time, solar radiation energy in the range of 605–607 nm, as well as concentrations of hemoglobin and red blood cells with major perturbations from the Sun. A conclusion is drawn about the universal nature of the impact of the movements of the Earth and the Moon on the biosphere. The tables for the period from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2016 with the calculated values of the λ_D-functions, which are potentially important for analyzing their association with temporal changes in various indicators of the body, are provided. The patterns revealed by comparison of the changes in various biomarkers with the course of values of the λ_D-function from the tables can be predictive in the study of the functioning of the human body and the biosphere in astronomical periods. The research was carried out in Antarctica, at stations Vostok (1998–1999) and Novolazarevskaya (2003–2004), to exclude the influence of artificial electromagnetic fields.