Skygazers, get ready for an active night sky this week and next. Following the supermoon last week, we've also got three annual meteor showers happening right now: the Northern Taurids, which peaks Tuesday night; the Southern Taurids, which has already peaked but is ongoing through November; and the Leonids, which peaks early next week.

While these showers aren't as prolific as the biggest ones, including August's Perseids and January's Quadrantids, you can still marvel at meteors with a bit of luck and some tips we'll provide.

Not everyone understands what a meteor shower actually is, but it's fairly simple. Shooting stars are a common occurrence in space around planet Earth. According to NASA , 48.5 tons of meteoritic material hit Earth's atmosphere every year. Sometimes, eno

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