Taurid Meteor Showers Peak a Week Apart in November

A Taurid fireball recorded at the NASA All Sky Fireball Network station in Tullahoma, Tenn., in 2014. NASA via AP

WASHINGTON—Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies—and will peak a week apart.

The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith early Tuesday morning and the Northern Taurids on Nov. 12.