Another electromagnetic surprise with Saturn's magnetic field alignment incredibly close to its rotational axis. At the moment it is seemingly not theoretically possible.
The difference is so tiny that the predicted value of tilt or out of alignment the Cassini instruments were looking for were values above 0.06 degrees.
Cassini spacecraft makes its unprecedented series of weekly dives between Saturn and its rings, scientists are finding - so far - that the planet's magnetic field has no discernable tilt. This surprising observation, which means the true length of Saturn's day is still unknown, is just one of several early insights from the final phase of Cassini's mission, known as the Grand Finale.
... Based on data collected by Cassini's magnetometer instrument, Saturn's magnetic field appears to be surprisingly well-aligned with the planet's rotation axis. The tilt is much smaller than 0.06 degrees - which is the lower limit the spacecraft's magnetometer data placed on the value prior to the start of the Grand Finale.
This observation is at odds with scientists' theoretical understanding of how magnetic fields are generated ... 'The tilt seems to be much smaller than we had previously estimated and quite challenging to explain'
Saturn surprises as Cassini continues its grand finale
If these initial interpretations are found to be correct then it has very big implications for a lot of astronomy theories and others.
Saturn’s Electric Surprises | Space News
On October 15th, 1997, the NASA Space Agency Launched its Cassini spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A seven-year journey followed until Cassini finally arrived in the orbit of the gas giant Saturn. For over a decade, the mission has gathered unprecedented data on Saturn and its moons, and the surprises for planetary scientists have far outweighed any confirmation of standard theory. In this episode, Thunderbolts Picture of the Day managing editor Stephen Smith offers a comprehensive analysis of the Cassini data from the Electric Universe perspective.
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Saturn current sheet
Artist’s interpretation of Saturn’s plasma sheet, based on data from Cassini’s Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument.The plasma sheet, separating the upper and lower magnetosphere halves, thins gradually toward the nightside of the planet. THe magnetopause indicates the flow of the deflected solar wind. Credit: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Johns Hopkins University Applied PHysics Laboratory