%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 surreal scene after a massive asteroid hit Earth 3.26 billion years ago. By Paca Thomas. New research chronicles a 23-to-36-mile-long asteroid that slammed into Earth about 3.26 billion years ago. The impact had a devastating effect on the planet, triggering a 30-minute-long earthquake, boiling the oceans, and lighting the sky on fire.