This is a picture of a nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
This nebula is right outside the star cluster NGC 2074, which is about 170,000 light years away. This is an active area of star formation, most likely started by a supernova. This picture was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space telescope can sense light from infrared to ultraviolet. This gives it the ability to study a wide range of objects. Dust clouds, Nebula for example, often glow in infrared. On the other hand, ultraviolet goes through dust clouds, allowing the hubble to see greater distances.[1][2]
Supernova and star formation are often linked. Star formation starts with gas clouds. These gas clouds eventually start collapsing. A supernova compresses the gas, forcing it into gravitational collapse. Normally the particles have to cool down a lot before gravity is enough to make them collapse. [3]