Some of space's weirdest exoplanets #10

Gliese 581 c is a planet orbiting a red dwarf 20.37 light-years away. It was found that it is one of the few planets that could support life, being in the Goldilocks zone. The thing is, it is always bathed in red light, so the plants that might be living there must adapt to photosynthesis accordingly, making them black. Also, it orbits on its side, like Uranus, so one side is always facing the star and the other is always facing away from the star. On the side that is facing toward the star, it is extremely hot, so hot that you would die instantly but on the other side, it is so cold that you would freeze to death. So how does this planet sustain life? Well, there is a small strip of land right between the hot area and the cold area that it has just the right temperature.