Many new instruments for observing astronomical objects at a variety of wavelengths have been and are continually being developed. Consequently, a vast amount of effort is being put into new data analysis techniques to cope with rivers of data collected by these instruments.Experimental Astronomy is a medium for the publication of papers of contemporary scientific interest on astrophysical instrumentation and methods necessary for the conduct of astronomy at all wavelength fields.Experimental Astronomy publishes full-length articles, research letters and reviews on developments in detection techniques, instruments, and data analysis and image processing techniques. Occasional special issues are published, giving an in-depth presentation of the instrumentation and/or analysis connected with specific projects, such as satellite experiments or ground-based telescopes, or of specialized techniques.

許多新的天文觀測儀器，在各種波長已經和正在不斷發展。因此，大量的工作正在投入到新的數據分析技術中，以應對這些儀器收集的數據流。實驗天文學是發表有關天體物理儀器和在所有波長場進行天文學所需方法的當代科學興趣論文的媒介。實驗天文學出版全文文章，研究信件和評論的發展，檢測技術，儀器，數據分析和圖像處理技術。偶爾會出版一些專題，深入介紹與特定項目（如衛星實驗或地面望遠鏡）相關的儀器和/或分析，或專門技術。