If you use CosmoScout VR in your scientific work, please use the DOI of the version you are currently using. The DOI of each release is shown on the releases page. With the link below you can export a citation in many different formats.
With the above DOI, you can cite the software itself. There are also a couple of related papers which you can refer to.
S. Schneegans, M. Zeumer, J. Gilg, and A. Gerndt, "CosmoScout VR: A Modular 3D Solar System Based on SPICE", 2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO), 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO53065.2022.9843488
S. Schneegans, J. Gilg, V. Ahlers, and A. Gerndt, "Real-Time Rendering of Eclipses without Incorporation of Atmospheric Effects", Computer Graphics Forum 41, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.14676
J. Gilg, S. Zander, S. Schneegans, V. Ahlers, and A. Gerndt, "Comparison of Depth Buffer Techniques for Large and Detailed 3D Scenes", GI VR / AR Workshop, Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., 2021. https://doi.org/10.18420/vrar2021_12