%2d outputs a decimal (integer) number that fills at least 2 character spaces, padded with empty space. %6.2f outputs a floating point number that fills at least 6 character spaces (including the decimal separator), with exactly 2 digits after the ., padded with empty space. Good for dollar and pound currency amounts.
Asteroid hurtles towards earth. Scientists were today, January 4th, 2014, warning of a possible asteroid collision with the Earth.
The US space agency has even said it knows of no significant rock that could hit for several hundreds of years. An investigation by Express.co.uk discovered they must have been referring to the asteroid called 1950 AD-a giant rock which it is feared could hit Earth in 2880.