[rbanffy]

As always, the most plausible explanation is left to the end of the article:

"Another explanation for why the JWST may have seen an overrepresentation of galaxies rotating in one direction is that the Milky Way's own rotation could have caused it."

So, it's either an absolutely revolutionary theory, or an instrument calibration issue.

[taylodl]

Popular science writers hate the idea of Occam's Razor - doesn't make for fantastic headlines.