Flares etc: why do they only exist on stars?

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The Earth's magnetic field is generated by its iron core and has distinct poles, but it cannot "go bazooka" due to the stability of its magnetic dynamics. Solar flares are indeed linked to high magnetic fields and plasma reactions, yet the Earth's magnetosphere primarily protects against these solar events rather than generating its own extreme magnetic phenomena. The discussion suggests that changes in magnetic fields may arise from fusion processes within rotating celestial bodies, but such conditions are not present in planets like Earth. The mention of uranium as a core material is questioned, as the Sun's composition is predominantly hydrogen, not uranium. Overall, the conversation highlights the complexities of planetary magnetic fields and their interactions with solar activity.
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Why can't the Earth's magnetic field go bazooka!

It's made of iron and it's got poles...
 
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arent flares a product of extrememly high magnetic fields, and plasma reactions. Also, our magnetosphere is too bisy protectiong us from the suns flares in order to have its own.
 
Perhaps these things that errupts after flares are caused by fusion within a rotating body, causing a flow that changes it's magnetic field, why planets can't have them unless it's core is made of pure uranium or something.
 
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No, I meant the corona: Perhaps the corona is caused by fusion within a rotating body, causing a flow that changes it's magnetic field, why planets can't have them unless it's core is made of pure uranium or something.
 
What would uranium have to do with anything. The sun is made up of a lot of hydrogen. Wery little uranium.
 

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